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Quoting Cardinal Siri on the importance of the Divine Office.

“You, dear members of the Chapter of Canons of the Cathedral, taking care of the liturgical actions that take place here, remember that everything in us draws force from personal and liturgical prayer. It is still Cardinal Siri to stress that “the most venerable and most holy action, worthy of any consideration and respect, of every honour and distinction, which is performed in a diocese, is the solemn celebration of the persolvation of the Divine Office, i.e. what you do … The whole diocese, and in a certain sense the whole Church, prays through your lips. The duty of the diocesan family of the faithful is discharged towards God above all with this your prayer” (Towards the Congress “Worship of the Lord”. Pastoral Letter to the Canons, 24 January 1953).” -  The Holy Father in Genoa.

The Divine Office is the solemn duty of priests, monks and nuns.  Many of the laity faithfully pray the Liturgy of the Hours as well, although they are not obliged to do so.

The patron saint of San Diego, California.

St. Didacus, A simple lay brother of the Alcantarine Franciscans.  He, like so many other saints, refused the sacrament of Holy Orders, claiming he was unworthy, just as our holy Father St. Francis refused ordination to the priesthood.  Yet men and women, who rebel against Church discipline, demand ordination for themselves, no matter if they are married men, gay (SSA) men, or women.  An obvious lack of humility, don’t you think?

Hoochimama!